EMULOUSLY

emulously

(adverb) in a competitively imitative manner; “she emulously tried to outdo her older sister”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

emulously (comparative more emulously, superlative most emulously)

In an emulous manner; ambitiously or competitively.

Source: Wiktionary


Em"u*lous*ly, adv.

Definition: In an emulous manner.

EMULOUS

Em"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]

1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.

2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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